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Vol.  5.    No.  20. 


WELLESLEY,    MASS.,  WEDNESDAY,   MARCH  7,   1906. 


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Some  Recent  Publications  by  Mem= 
bers  of  the  Faculty  and  Alumnae. 

College  News  has  been  interested 
in  collecting  a  list  of  publications  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Faculty  and  by  alumna?  which 
have  appeared  since  the  latter  part  of  the 
year  1004.  The  list  is  by  no  means  com- 
plete, but  is  as  nearly  so  as  we  were  able 
to  make  it  in  a  comparatively  short  time. 

LIST    OF    PUBLICATIONS    BY    MEM- 
BERS    OF    THE     FACULTY. 
Department  of  Astronomy. 

Articles  completing;  a  series  on 
Laboratory  Work  in  Astronomy,  by 
Professor  Whiting,  appeared  in  Popu- 
lar Astronomy,  last  fall.  The  titles  were 
"Use  of  Graphs  in  Teaching  Astronomy;" 
"Use  of  Orthographic  Projections  in 
Teaching:  Astronomy;"  "Spectroscopic 
Work  for  Large  Classes:'  "Use  of  As- 
tronomical    Photographs." 

Miss  Rebecca  Ellis,  1903,  who  is  now 
assistant  in  Astronomy,  has  devised  a 
solar  planisphere  for  determining  the 
number  of  hours  of  daylight,  twilight 
and  nifht,  in  any  latitude  at  anv  sea- 
son. This  will  be  of  rse  in  all  elemen- 
tarv  teaching  of  earth  science  and  it  is 
being-  put  on  the  market  bv  the  Arthur 
Hall  Scientific  Company  of  Boston. 
Dfpaptment  of  Botany. 
Miss  M.  C.  Ferguson. 

"Contributions  to  the  Life-History  of 
Pines,"    in   Nature. 

Department  of  Economics. 

The  Department  of  Economics  has 
brought  out  in  the  past  year  several  im- 
portant   works : 

Katharine  Coman. 

"Industrial     History    of     the     United 
States."      (Macrrillan  Co.,  October,  1905.) 
J.   E.   Cutler. 

"Lvnch  Law: — An  Investigation  into 
the  Historv  of  Lynching  in  the  United 
States."  (Longman,  Green  &  Co.,  May, 
1904.) 

Emily  Green   Balch. 

A  series  of  articles  on   "Slav  Immigra- 
tion at  its  Source,"  in  Charities. 
Department  of  English. 

George  P.  Baker,  (Instructor  in  Rhet- 
oric.   1893-Q4). 

"The  Forms  of  Public  Address." 
(Henry  Holt  &  Co.) 

Department    of    English    Literature. 
Katharine  Lee  Bates. 

Editions  of;  Tennyson's  "Princess." 
(American     Book     Companv.) 

Tennyson's  "Gareth  and  Lvnette," 
"Latmcelot  and  Elaine."  "The  Passing 
of     Arthur."      (Sibley     &     Co..     Boston.) 

Poems:  "Above  the  Battle,"  in  the 
Independent   for    October    5. 


"The     Sweet     o'     the     Year,"       in      a 
Youth's   Companion  for  September. 
Vida  D.  Scudder. 

"Catherine  of  Siena.  Her  Letters 
translated  and  edited."  (Dent,  London, 
Dutton,    New   York,    June,    1905.) 

Poem:      "Gratias     Agamus."       in      the 
Churchman  for  February.   1905. 
Margaret  Sherwood. 

"Comma:  of  the  Tide."  Serial  in  At- 
lantic  Monthly. 

"The  King's  Jester."  Ainslee's,  March, 
1905. 

"Kins;  Sylvain  and  Queen  Aimee." 
(Macmillan,    1904.) 

Poems:  "The  Quest."  North  Amer- 
ican Review,    August. 

"Indian  Summer."  Scribner's  Mag- 
azine. 

"Vittoria."      Scribner's,  May,  1905. 
Sophie    fewett. 

Poems*:  "To  a  Dead  Poet."  Outlook, 
February    25,    1905. 

"To  a  Child."      Scribner's,  June,    1905. 

"The  Tale  of  Francesco."  A  story, 
in  Scribner's,  July,   1905. 

"The  Land  of  Lady  Poverty."      Prose 
article  in  Outlook,  August  26,  1905. 
Martha  Hale  Shackford. 

"The  First  Book  of  Spenser's  Faerie 
Queene,"  edited  with  introductic  n  and 
notes.       (Houghton.  Mifflin  Co.,  January, 

1905.) 

"The  Temple  of  Neptune  at  Paestum." 
Transcript,  January  23,    1905. 
Mary  Bowen. 

Translation  of  "Beowulf"  (now  in 
press).         (Kand,    McNally    &    Co.) 

Miss  Louise  Manning  ■  Hodgkins,  for 
fourteen  years  head  of  the  Department  of 
Literature,  has  this  year  edited  an  edition 
of  Washington's  Farewell  Address  to  ac- 
company Webster's  Bunker  Hill  Ad 
dress,  for  use  in  preparatory  schools. 
Short  poems  and  articles  by  her  have 
constantly  appeared  in  various  period- 
icals. She  has  resirgecl  the  editorship  of 
the  Woman's  Missionary  Friend,  the  or- 
gan of  the  Woman's  Forei™  Missionary 
Board  of  the  Methodist  Church,  which 
she  has  ably  held  for  twelve  years. 

The  Literature  Department  as  a  whole 
brought  out  a  volinne  of  poems  entitled 
"Persephone  and  Other  Poems,"  (pub- 
lished privately  bv  Helen  J.  Sanborn), 
just  before  the  holidays,  to  be  sold  fur 
the  benefit  of  the  library  fund. 

Department  of  French 

In    the    1905    Catalogue    of    the    D.    C. 

Heath  Companv,  an  edition  of  Tean  de  la 

Brete's  "Mon    Oncle    et    Mon    Cure."    by 

Madame  Therese  Colin,   appears. 

Department  of  Geology. 

Miss  Elizabeth  F.   Fisher. 

"River    Terraces   of    Brattleboro.    Ver- 


mont," a  paper  with  surveyed  maps,  to 
be  published  by  the  Boston  Socictv  of 
Natural  History  with  their  proceedings 
in  March,    1906. 

Department   of  German. 
II ermine  C.   Suit  even. 
"Fremde    und    Heimat,"    a    volume    of 
poems.      (C.  Pierson,  Dresden,  Germany.) 
Poem:      "Nun     Kommt     die     Nacht." 
Modernes   Lyriken,    September,    1905. 
Department   of  Music. 
Compositions   by    H.    C.    Macdougall. 
"Studies  in  Melodv  Playing  "   (2  vols.). 
(Theodore    Presser,    Philadelphia.) 

"Onward,  Christian  Soldiers,"  for  bass 
solo,  chorus  and  orchestra.  (Theodore 
Presser) . 

Three  Sacred  Songs:  "Jesus,  Lover  of 
my  Soul,"  "I'm  but  a  Stranger  here," 
"My  God,  my  Father." 

Psalm  90,  for  soprano,  alto  and  tenor 
solo,  chorus  and  organ:  (Ttreodcrre  Pres- 
ser.) 

Anthems:  "There  were  Shepherds," 
"Testis,  the  very  Thought  of  Thee," 
(Theodore  Presser).  "Christian,  dost 
thou  see  them?"  "King  Alfred's  Hymn," 
(Oliver  Ditson  Co.,  Boston).  "Send  out 
Thv  Light,"  "How  Sweet  and  Silent," 
(Oliver     Ditson     Co.) 

Secular  music  for  male  voices:  "There 
was  a  Man  of  Thessalv,"  "The  Red  Cross 
Knight."  Song:  "I  loved  a  Lass."  (Ar- 
thur P.   Schmidt.) 

Compositions    by    C.     G.     Hamilton. 
Songs:    "I    think    of    thee,    Beloved," 
"Dreams"    (with    violin    obligato).      (Oli- 
ver   Ditson). 

Pianoforte:  "Iris  Mazurka."  (Oliver 
Ditson  Co.) 

Historical:  Nine  Chapters  on  the  De- 
velopment of  Pianoforte  Music,  in  Balt- 
zell's  "History  of  Music."  (Theodore 
Presser.) 

Hvmn  Tune:  "America  the  Beautiful" 
in  "Persephone  and  Other  Poems."  (This 
is  to  be  published  in  a  new  collection  of 
sones,  bv  Silver.  Burdett  &  Co.,  New- 
York.) 

Department  of  Pedagogy. 
Anna  J.  McKeag. 
"Elementarv    Education    in    England." 
Pedagogical   Seminary,  March,    1905. 
Department    of    Philosophy   and    Psy- 
chology. 
Mary     Whiton     Calkins. 
"Derdoppelte  Standpunkt  in  der  Psy- 
chologic," 

(Veit  u.  Cie,  Leipzig,  Pp.   80.) 
"The  Limits  of  Genetic  and  of  Compar 
ative  Psychology," 

(Address  before  the  Internation.  1    Con 
gress  of  Science  and   Arts).      British  Jour- 
nal of  Psychology.   I,   3. 

(Concluded  on  Page  2.) 


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Literary  Editors, 

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"A  Reconciliation  between  Structural 
and  Functional  Psychology." 

(Prosid  -.nt's  sddrcss  before  the  Ameri- 
can Psychological  Association.)  Psy- 
chological   Review 

Reviews  of  Books,  in  the  Psychological 
Bulletin. 

fames  Carlton  Bell. 

"Reactions  of  the  Crayfish  to  Sensory 
Stimuli. 

(Harvard    Psychological    Studies,     Vol. 

II.) 

Ethel  D.  Puffer. 
The    Psvcholoev   of    Beauty," 

(Houghton,    Mifflin    Co.      Pp.  286.) 

"The' Affiliation  of  Philosophy  and  Psy- 
chology in  ^Esthetics." 

(Address  before  the  American  Philosoph- 
ical Association).)  Journal  of  Philosophy 
Psychology  and  Scientific  Method. 

R,  views  of  Book:;  in  th-  Philosophical 
Review  and     the    Harvard  Graduate's  Maga- 

E.   A.   McC.   Gamble. 
"Attention    and    Thoracic    Breathing," 
(Compil  d   with  the  assistance  of  C.  E. 
Pitkin  and  M.  E.  Foster.)      American  Jour- 
nal  of  Psychology,    XVI 

Notices  of  articles,  by  E.  A.  McC.  Gam- 
ble. T.  C.  Bell.  Helen  D.  Cook,  in  the  Psy- 
chological   Bulletin. 

(Tnis  list  does  not  include  books  edite 
or    translations.) 

Department   of  Zoology. 
M.    A.   Willcox. 
"The  Homing  of  Fissurella  and   Sipho- 

naria." 

"Biology  of  Acmsea  Testuclmahs 
Mu^ler."  A.   P.   Morse. 

"Ecoloeical   Report  on  the  Orthoptera 


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of  the  Porcupine  Mountains  of  Northern 
Michigan,"  collected  by  the  University 
Museum  expedition  in    1904. 

"Some  Bahama  Orthoptera." 

Ammve    Publications   in    iyos-'o<>. 
Estelle  M.   Hurll,    1882. 

"The    Bible    Beautiful."      (L.    C.     Page 
,V   Co.) 

Mrs      Anna     Robertson     Brown     Lindsay, 
1883. 

"Foreign     Missions     and     Social     Prog- 
ress." 
Mrs.    Helen    Barrett    Montgomery,     1X84. 

"The    Island   World." 

Alice   Ames  Winter,    t886 

"The   Prize  to   the  Hardy." 
Carter  Goodloe,    1889. 

"At  the  Foot  of  the  Rockies."       Scrib- 
ner's   Magazine. 

Horence  Wilkinson,    1892. 

"Poems:  "    Purple  Crocuses  in  the  Val 
Bregalia."     McClure's,     February,       i9°5- 

"The    Fu;  itives."     McClure's,     Novem- 
ber,   1005. 

"The    Slain    Ones."        Smart   Set,    July, 

1905. 

"The   Cloud   and    the  Mountain."      Mc- 
Clure's,    December,     1905. 

Florence  Converse,    1893. 
Story:     "The    Three    Gifts."        Atlantic 
Monthly,    September,    1905. 

Lilian  Brandt,    1805 
"The  Negro  in  the  Cities  of  the  North." 
Charities,   October,    1905. 

"Family    Desertion,"     a     prose    article. 

Isabella    Howe   Fiske,    1896 
Libretto   of   an   opera,    "The    Prince   of 
the     Rubies." 

"A  Legend  of  the  Christ  Child."      Good 
Housekeeping,  December.   1905. 

Poems:    "Chatterton."  "Christiana 

Rosen  1  (Neiv   York  Times.) 

Jessie  Knight   Hartt,    1897. 


"Her  Venturesome  Pen."  Red  Book, 
November,    1905. 

Claire  M.    Coburn,    1897. 

"Of     the     Making     of     Books."      Tran- 
script, January  31.    1905. 
Jeannette    Marks,     1900,     Associate     Pro- 
fessor of  Literature  at   Mt.   Holyoke. 

"The  American  College  Girl's  Ignor- 
ance of  Literature."  Critic,  October, 
1905. 

"Account  of  Mt.   Holyoke."  Outlook. 

February,    1906. 

Lucy  Wright,    1900. 

A  review  of  "Education  by  the  Wage- 
Earners,"  by  Thomas  Davidson  in  Char- 
ities,  April    1,    1905. 

Mabel  Parton,  1901,  has  contributed 
series  of  articles  in  the  Federation  Bul- 
letin. 

Mary   Wallace  Brooks,    1902. 

Poem:  "For  the  New  Year."  in  De- 
signers, January,   1906. 

Eleanor   W.   McDonald,    1904. 

Poem:   "The  Care  of  the  West."  in  Pa- 
cific   Monthh/,  November,    1905. 
Estelle  M.  Hurll. 

"The  Bible  Beautiful"  (L.  C.  Page 
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Tuesday,   March  6,  at  4.20   P.M.,  in  Memorial  Chapel.   Lenten 

Organ  Recital. 
Wednesday,  March  7,  at  4.20  P.M.,  in  Billings  Mall,  pianoforte 

recital  by  Professor  Hamilton. 
Saturday,  March   10,  at  3.20  P.M.,  Miss  Chanler,   President  of 

the   Women's   Municipal    League   of    New    York   City,    will 

lecture  in  College  Hall  Chapel. 
Thursday,   March   8,  regular  mid-week  prayer  meeting  of   the 

Christian  Association. 
Sunday,    March    11,    at    1 1 .00  A.M.,  services   in    the  Houghton 

Memorial  Chapel.     Preacher,  Dr.  Samuel   M.    Zw enter,   one 

of    the    travelling    Secretaries    of    the    Student    Volunteer 

Movement. 

Dr.  Zwemer  will  speak  again  in  the  afternoon. 

7.00  P.M.,  Vespers  with  Special  Music. 
Monday,  March  12,  at  7.30  P.M.,  in  College  Hall  Chapel,  read- 
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COLLEGE  NOTES. 


President  Hyde  of  Bowdoin  College  conducted  the  service 
on  Sunday  morning,  February  26. 

A  meeting  of  the  Debating  Club  was  held  Tuesday  evening, 
February  27th.  The  subject  for  debate  was,  Resolved: — That 
the  Glee  and  Mandolin  Clubs  should  limit  their  concert  to  the 
Saturday  evening  performance.  The  speakers  on  the  affirma- 
tive were  Miss  Anne  Crawford  and  Miss  Amy  Conant :  the  nega- 
tive, Miss  Anne  Elsmore  and  Miss  Margaret  Fleisher.  The 
debate  was  won  by  the  negative  side. 

The  Deutscher  Verein  held  a  social  meeting  in  the  Agora 
House,  Wednesday  afternoon,  February  28. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  class  of  1907  held  on  Thursday,  March  1, 
the  Editorial  Board  of  the  Wellesley  Magazine  for  1906-07  was 
elected.      The  board  is  as  follows  : 

Editor  in  Chief,  Louise  Rand  Bascom. 
Associate  Editor,  Margiterite  MacKellar. 
Literary  Editors,  Janet  Norris,  Mary  D.  Maxwell 

Miss  McKeag  and  the  Faculty  of  Stone  Hall  gave  the  first  of 
a  series  of  Thursday  At  Homes  in  Stone  Hall,  on  the  afternoon 
of  March  1 . 

The  regular  mid-week  prayer  meeting  was  held  March  1. 
Faith  Sturtevant  presided.  The  question  of  retaining  the 
General  Secretary  during  the  coming  year  was  discussed. 

Miss  Mabel  Parton  lectured  before  the  Economics  Club  on 
"Purchase  by  Credit,"  Friday,  March  2. 

The  Scribblers'  Club  met  in  the  Agora  House,  Friday 
evening,  March  2.  Miss  Claire  Sampson,  '06,  read.  Annie  Gid- 
ley  was  welcomed  into  the  club. 

Mr.  Samuel  A.  King  lectured  in  College  Hall  Chapel  on  Sat- 
urday afternoon,  March  3,  at  the  invitation  of  the  English 
Department.      His  subject  was  "Articulation." 

Saturday  night,  March  3,  at  the  Barn,  the  College  was  enter- 
tained in  a  most  original  and  charming  manner  by  a  puppet- 
show  of  Puss  in  Boots.  It  was  one  of  the  cleverest  and  most 
effective  bits  of  work  that  has  been  seen  in  the  Barn  for  many  a 
day,  and  the  audience  showed  by  its  hearty  applause  its  genuine 
appreciation.  The  puppets,  all  made  and  worked  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  committee,  of  which  Alice  Grover  as  chairman  de- 
serves especial  credit,  were  fascinating  with  their  grotesque 
shapes  and  strange  attitudes.  Their  actions  were  accompa- 
nied and  interpreted  by  a  reading  of  a  rhymed  version  of  the 
fairy  tale,  by  Miss  Dorothy  Fuller,  who  did  her  part  with  remark- 
ble  zest  and  life.  A  dance  followed  the  show,  and  refreshments 
were  served  by  the  Juniors  in  the  interests  of  the  College  in 
Spain. 

The  Alliance  Francaise  met  for  a  social  meeting  in  the  Zeta 
Alpha  House,  Monday  evening,  March  5. 

Several  former  students  and  some  new  ones  have  entered 
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afternoon,  March  6. 

The  program  for  the  first  of  the  Lenten  Organ  Recitals 
given  by  Professor  Macdougall  in  the  Memorial  Chapel  on  Tues- 
day afternoon,  March  6,  was  as  follows: — 

1       Fourth  Organ  Sonata  Mendelssohn  (1809-1847) 

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2.    Serenade    (MS)  Ralph    Kinder* 

Scherzo  in  F,  Heinrich  Hofmann  (1842-1905) 

Alleluia  in  F,  M.   Enrico  Bcssi   (1861 — )f 

*Organist  at  Holy  Trinity  Church,  Philadelphia. 
+The  foremost  Italian  composer  of  organ  music. 

NOTICE. 

A  copy  of  Galey's  Representative  English  Comedies  was  lost 
on  February  3,  1906,  in  College  Hall.  The  owner's  name  is  on 
the  fly-leaf. 


COLLEGE    NEWS 


ESPERANTO:  THE  UNIVERSAL  LANGUAGE. 


The  sponsors  of_a  new  language  may^well^be  assured  of  ad- 
miration for  their  initiative  and  daring  in  creative  power,  but 
they  are  certain,  too,  of  a  slow  and  uncertain  progress  toward 
acceptance  and  adoption  by  the  general  public.  The  move- 
ment in  favor  of  Esperanto  is  on  its  way  over  the  difficulties  of 
just  such  an  uneven  course,  and  we_at  vVellesley,  are  fortunate 
enough  to  have  the  opportunity  of  making  its  acquaintance 
during  this  formative  period.  Mr.  Edward  K.  Harvey,  Secreta- 
ry of  the  American  Esperanto  Association,  will  speak  in  College 
Hall  Chapel,  on  the  evening^of  Monday.  March  19,  at  7.30,  when 
we  shall  have  the  opportunity  not  only  of  learning  of  the  progress 
of  the  movement,  but  of  hearing  the  language  itself  spoken. 

The  rise  of  such  a  movement  is  directly  traceable  to  the  con- 
ditions and  tendencies  of  our  modern  civilization.  The  devel- 
opment of  modern  systems  of  world-wide  diplomatic  and  politi- 
cal relations,  necessitating  international  correspondence  and  con- 
ference, the  growth  of  tar-reaching  ana  complex  commercial 
interests,  create  a  demand  for  the  facility  of  a  common  tongue. 
The  increasing  numbers  of  workers  in  difterent  fields  of  scientific 
research  all  over  the  world  force  the  individual  worker  to 
put  forth  greater  effort  to  keep  apace  with  his  fellow-workers 
of  other  nationalities  and  tongues.  The  necessity  of  being  in- 
formed confronts  the  scholar  with  the  impossibility  of  learning 
all  the  languages  required  for  the  purpose. 

Esperanto,  thereiore,  offers  itself  as  an  auxiliary  medium, 
a  supplement  to  the  national  languages  now  in  use,  not  as  a  new 
tongue  to  compete  with  or  uisplace  them;  and  finds  its  use  in  in- 
ternational meetings,  commercial  transactions,  ana  as  a  means 
by  which  written  contributions  to  art  or  science  can  be  put 
within  the  reach  of  co-workers  not  familiar  with  the  language 
of  the  author 

The  language  is  of  comparatively  recent  invention,  its  in- 
ventor, Dr.  Zamenhof,  a  Russian  physician,  having  published 
his  first  pamphlet  no  earlier  than  1887.  It  was  well  received 
in  Russia,  and  soon  found  supporters  in  Norway  and  Sweden. 
In  France  it  was  championed  Dy  M.  cie  Beaufort,  who  had  him- 
self invented  an  artificial  language,  but  abandomed  it  on  learn- 
ing of  the  superior  advantages  ot  Esperanto,  and  threw  his  en- 
ergies into  the  task  of  forcing  the  world  at  large  to  notice  and 
seriously  consider  Esperanto  as  the  solution  of  the  problem. 
His  efforts  led  to  its  wide  recognition,  and  its  reception  by 
Germany,  Austria,  Switzerland,  Italy  and  finally  England. 
Lack  of  money  and  a  prejudice  aue  to  the  failure  of  its  prede- 
cessor, Volapuk,  were  among  the  obstacles  in  its  way,  but  able 
and  energetic  scholars  gave  it  their  enthusiastic  support.  M. 
Jules  Borel  carried  on  a  systematic  campaign  in  Germany, 
while  W.  T.  Stead  endorses  it  in  the  columns  of  the  Review  of 
Reviews  in  England,  where  thirty  societies  sprang  up  in  little 
less  than  a  \rear.  Such  great  names  as  Berthelot,  General 
Lebert,  Poincare,  all  of  the  French  institute;  Boirac,  rector  of 
Dijon  University;  Foerster,  of  the  University  of  Berlin;  Ost- 
wald  of  the  Univcrsitv  of  Leipsic;  the  philologist  Schuchardt, 
the  linguist  Max  Muller,  Count  Leo  Tolstoi,  and  many  others. 

Esperanto  is  now  understood  by  a  quarter  of  a  million  persons 
and  is  supported  by  two  hundred  organized  clubs.  Esperantists 
are  found  in  every  European  country,  as  well  as  in  Japan, 
Australia,  South  America,  Mexico,  Canada,  and  the  United 
States.  Books  for  its  study  are  composed  in  twenty-two  lan- 
guages: twenty-five  monthly  jc..rn..ls  re  issued,  while  several 
continental  papers  print  occasional  articles  in  Esperanto. 
Courses  for  its  studv  arc  offered  in  club  rooms,  public  institutions 
and  commercial  schools,  while  in  England  its  instruction  is 
carried  on  by  correspondence. 

It  has  been  put  to  the  test  in  a  number  of  practical  uses  with 
marked  success.  It  has  been  found  well  adapted  for  commer- 
cial correspondence,  international  telegraphic  communication 
and  advertisements.  Typewriters  with  its  alphabet,  and 
systems  of  stenography  facilitate  its  commercial  utility.  It  has 
received  oral   as  well  as  written  usage.      Mr.   Moch,   champion 


MISS    CAROLINE    FLETCHER 

Takes  a  small  party  in  connection  with  our  ITALIAN  UNIVERSI- 
TY, next  summer,  visiting  Europe  from  England  to  Italy  and  Greece. 
Sailings  June  13,  20  and  :?0,  joining  Miss  Fletcher  on  arrival. 

A  private  preliminary  tour  sails  April  14  to  Naples,  visiting  the 
Minor  Italian  Cities,  the  most  fascinating  tour  in  Europe.  This  is 
continued  by  a  comprehensive  tour  in  Great  Britain  and  is  joined  by 
the  June  parties  in  England  and  Paris.     For  information  address 

BUREAU  OF  UNIVERSITY  TRAVEL, 


C.  F.  HOVEY  &  CO. 


Invite  attention  to  their  display  of 


Foreign  *  Domestig  Wash  Fabrigs 


For    Spring    Wear. 


33  Summer   Street, 

42  Avon  Street, 


BOSTON 


201     Clarendon     Street. 


Boston. 


of  universal  peace,  addressed  the  International  Peace  Congress 
htld  last  September  at  Luzerne  in  Esperanto.  A  supreme  test 
of  practical  value  was  applied  at  the  recent  congress  of  Esperant- 
ists at  Boulogne,  in  France,  August,  1905.  Twelve  hundred  dele- 
gates from  twenty-two  different  countries,  were  present  and  ex- 
perienced no  trouble  in  understanding  all  speeches  and  addresses. 
All  discussions  were  carried  on  in  Esperento,  while  every  evening 
concerts  were  held  in  which  the  same  language  was  employed 
very  successfully  for  singing.  One  evening,  a  farce  of 
Moliere's  was  presented  by  performers  of  seven  nationalities. 

An  examination  of  the  structure  of  the  language  reveals  at 
once  its  simplicity  and  the  ingenuity  of  its  author.  Its 
construction  is  based  on  two  rundamental  principles,  the 
elimination  of  all  that  is  accidental  in  national  languages,  and 
the  retention  of  what  is  common  to  all.  Dr.  Zamenhof  has 
aimed  to  invent  nothing,  but  to  build  entirely  with  material 
already  in  existence.  An  admirably  concise  and  succinct  analy- 
sis is  given  in  the  Atlantic  for  January,  1906,  from  which  the 
general  characteristics  may  be  derived  in  a  short  synopsis. 

Sounds  peculiar  to  a  single  language  are  eliminated,  double 
and  mute  letters  are  dropped,  and  phonetic  spelling  is  retained 
throughout.  The  consonant  sounds  remaining  approximate 
the  majority  of  English  consonental  pronunciations,  while  the 
vowel  sounds  are  chiefly  those  of  Spanish  or  German.  Nouns, 
verbs,  adjectives  and  adverbs  are  differentiated  by  vowel  end- 
ings. Suffixes  and  prefixes  are  employed  to  denote  the  agent, 
the  instrument,  abstract  qualities,  and  negative  ideas. 

The  principle  of  internationalism  finds  completest  d  monstra- 
tion  in  the  composition  of  the  vocabulary.  Roots  and  stems  com- 
mon to  all  languages,  or  common  to  the  majority,  are  spelled 
phonetically  and  modified  by  the  terminations  of  the  new  system, 
the  Latin  being  resorted  to  for  stems  widely  divergent  in  modern 
tongues.  In  this  way  3,000  root  words  serve  the  use  of  15,000 
English  or  French  words,  the  simplification  resulting  largely  from 
the  consistent  adherance  to  a  few  simple  rules,  already'  in  par- 
tial use  in  modern  languages. 

Its  regularity  conduces  to  rapid  mastery  of  its  forms  and  a 
reading  knowledge  can  be  gained  in  a  few  hours,  a  few  months 
making  its  use  in  writing  and  speaking  possible.  Moreover, 
its  simplicity  allows  of  a  rapid  comprehension  of  its  underlying 
principles,  so  that  letters  written  in  Esperanto  may  be  sent 
to  persons  absolutely  ignorant  of  the  language,  a  translation 
being  made  with  little  difficulty  by  means  of  a  penny  "key- 
book"  sent  with  the  letter. 

Simplicity,  efficiency,  readiness  of  comprehension,  and  mu- 
sical intonation  bid  fair  to  make  for  the  success  of  this  latest 
attempt  to  reduce  the  advantages  of  an  artificial  language 
within  the  scope  of  practical  utility.  Success  to  Esperanto! 
May  a  nearer  acquaintance  confirm  favorable  first  impressions. 

C.  A.  G. 


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Our  display  of  Fall  and  Winter  apparel  is 
giving  genuine  delight  to  thousands.  We 
cordially  renew  our  invitation  to  all  who  have 
not  yet  taken  occasion  to  inspect  it. 


Model  Waists 
Model  Tailored  Suits 
Model  Semi-Tailored  Frocks    - 
Model  Gowns  and  Costumes 
Model  Coats  and  Wraps 
Model  Fur-Lined  Garments 
Model  Trotting  and  Dress  Skirts 
Model  Riding  Habits  to  order 


$    2.00  to  $   95.OO 

18.50  to  200.00 

25.00  to  250.00 

50.00  to  650.00 

10.00  to  350.00 

25.00  to  250.00 

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SMART  SEMI -TAILORED  FROCK.   This  Department    for    assortment    and    quality    is    distin- 
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Violet  broadcloth  princess  model  with  coat  to  match. 
Waist  made  of  Irish  and  cluney  lace.  Coat  three-quarter 
length  with  black  satin  girdle,  collar,  cuffs  and  buttons 
of  rose  chiffon  velvet  embroidered  in  gold  and  silver 
bullion.    Vest  of  Irish  and  cluney  lace. 


SOCIETY   NOTES. 

At  a  regular  meeting  of  Society  Zeta  Alpha,  held  in  the  So- 
ciety House,  February  28,  1906,  the  following  program  was 
given: 

The  Life  and  Work  of  Boccaccio Netta  Wanamaker 

Boccaccio's    Decameron Marion    Waugh 

Adoption  of  the  Decameron  Tales  by  later  writers — illus- 

trated  by  the  Tale  of  the  Falcon Katharine  Denison 

At  a  program  meeting  of  the  Phi  Sigma  Fraternity,  held 
Wednesday,  February  28,  in  the  Chapter  House,  the  follow- 
ing topics  were  discussed : 

The  Political  History  of  the  Renaissance  to  1453. 

Marion   Edwards 
Contribution  of  the   Building   Orders   to   the  Architecture 

of  the  Early  Renaissance Katharine  Hazeltine 

Sculpture  before   the   Introduction  of  the  Classical   Influ- 
ence     Isabel    Rawn 

Cimabue Emily    Shonk 

At  the  Phi  Sigma  Fraternity  vespers,  Sunday  afternoon, 
February  25,  1906,  the  following  musical  program  was  ren- 
dered • 

Waltz  Gracieuse S.  E.  G. 

Two  violins.   Miss  Biddle,   Mr.   Goldstein. 
Une   Songe. 

Miss  Biddle. 

Bolero      Dancla 

Berceuse S.    E.    G. 

Mr.  Goldstein. 
Cello,    Eine   Skizze   von   Schubert. 

Mr.   Nagel. 

a  Serenade  Bordelaise S.  E.  G. 

b   Prologue  et  Intermezzo  Cavalieri  Rusticana, 

Mascagni — Goldstein 
Miss  Biddle,   Mr.   Goldstein. 


Hungarian    Dance S.    E.    G. 

Mr.  Goldstein. 
The    artists,   Mr     Goldstein    and    Vr.    Nagel    of    the    Boston 
Symphony    Orchestra,    were    assisted    further   by    Miss    Nevin, 


Miss  Legg  and  Mr.   Hamilton. 


At    a   regular   meeting   of   Tau    Zeta    Epsilon    Society,    held 
February  28,  1906,  in  the  Society  Hou.  e.  the  following  program 
was  given : 
Painting  in  Flanders  and  Belgium  during  the  Seventeenth 

Century — Jacob  Jordsens,  David  Teniers.  .  .  .Helen  Porter 
Antony  Van  Dyck,  His  Life  and  Work Florence  Plummer 

Pictures. 

King  Charles  I Van  Dyck 

Model — Dorothy  Pope. 

Elizabeth  and  Philadelphia  Wharton Van  Dyck 

Models — Esther    Barbour,    Helen    Newell. 

Parallel    III.        Music   and    Poetry — Comparison    of    Rhythms. 

(a)   Normal  Rhythms. 

Dactylic — Waltz,    Op.    64,    No.    1 Chopin 

Trochaic — Bridal     Chorus    from     Lohengrin Wagner 

Alice  D.   Chase, 
(b)   Non-Normal  Rhythms. 

Anapestic — "To   a   Wild   Rose" MacDowell 

Iambic — Song,  "Allah  gives  Light  in  Darkness".  .  .  .Chadwick 

Hetty  S.   Wheeler. 

At  a  formal  meeting  of  the  Agora,  held  Wednesday  even- 
ing, February  28,  in  the  Society  House,  the  following  program 
was   given : 

Impromptu  Speeches. 
Recent  Developments  of  the  Chinese  Boycott, 

Georgia  Harrison,   Lisa  Waekenhuth,   Helen   Bates 

Railroad   Rate  Regulation Catharine  Jones 

The  Coal  Strike Roma  Nickerson,  Helen  Baird 

Formal  Program. 
Paper:  The  History  of  the  American  Tariff  Policy  since  the 

Civil    War Marian    Bruner 

Debate:    Resolved :— That  a    Protective   Tariff  on  Philip- 
pine Products  Shall  be  Maintained. 

Affirmative Grace    Littlefield,    Harriet    Boyce 

Negative Marie   J.    Warren,    Eleanor    Little 


COLLEGE    NEWS 


Special    Announcement. 

An  invitation  is  exfcencl->'l  to  any  wince  merchant  outsiile  of  New  York  City, 
or  their  representative,  whose  name  appears  in  Hradstreet's  or  Dunn's  Com- 
mercial Agency  Wook,  to  accept  the  hospitality  of  our  Hoiel  for  three  days 
without  charge.  Usual  rates,  apartment  with  private  bath.  #3  0 ■>  per  day  and 
up,  without  meals.  Parlor,  Bedroom  and  Private  Bath,  $:3">.0()  per  week  and 
up.  with  meals  for  two.  New  York  Merchants  and  Editors  are  requested  to 
call  the  attention  of  their  out-of-town  buyers  and  subscribers  to  this  adver- 
tisement. 

GALLATIN  HOTEL,  70  W.  46th  St.,  New  York  City. 


IowheYs 


CHOCOLATES 


SOc  and  60c  per  lb. 

DAINTY— PURE. 
416  Washington  St.,  (4th  door  North  of  Summer  St.) 


DELICIOUS 


HARRISON  SWAN  &  CO., 


DEALERS   IN 


Poultry  and  Wild  Game. 

1  faneuil  Hall  Market,  Boston. 

Telephone  Richmond  883-2. 

H.   L.   FLACC, 

Daily   Papers,    Periodicals, 
Stationery,  Etc. 

Wright  &  Ditson  Sporting  Goods. 
Waban  Block,  Wellesley  Sq. 


SMITH  BROTHERS, 

Butter,  Cheese  and  Eggs, 

2  and  4  New  Faneuil  Hall  Market, 
BOSTON. 

MRS.    S.  ELLA  PAUL, 

DERMATOLOGIST. 

falling  Hair,  Dandruff,  and  all  Diseases  of  the  Skin 
and  Scalp  Scientifically  heated. 

MANICURING.         SHAMPOOING. 
Room  515  Huntington  Chambers.       30  Huntington  Ave. 

Tel.  1972!  Bach  Bay.        BOSTON. 


WELLESLEY  SONGS. 

It  is  proposed  to  issue  this 
spring  a  reprint  of  SONGS 
OF  WELLESLEY.  a  collec- 
tion of  songs  with  music. 
The  work  will  ba  conducted 
by  the  Managers  of  the 
Students'  Aid  Society,  into 
whose  charge  the  plates  of 
the  book  were  given  by  the 
original  compilers,  It  is 
the  intention  to  add  to  the 
collection  cs  many  as  prac- 
ticable of  the  songs  which 
have  come  into  use  since 
1897  and  which  appeal  to 
the  student  body  as  a  whole 
Students  are  asked  to  place 
suggestions  of  s^ngs  for  the 
consideration  of  the  editors 
with  the  Presidents  of  their 
respective  classes-  before 
March  16th.  Each  sugges- 
tion should  be  in  writing, 
signed  by  the  student  or 
students  making  it. 


BULLETIN  OF  OUR   NASHVILLE    DELEGATION. 


Saturday,   February    24. 
S.    S.    Ontario;    Capt.    March,    uncle   of    Miss   Bertha   March, 
Wellesley,     '95. 

Passengers — 14  Wellesley.  32  Harvard.  3  Boston  Uni- 
versity (1  girl,  2  men).  3  Bates  (2  girls,  1  man).  2  Andover. 
1  Dartmouth.  Miss  Ellen  Stone,  missionary,  and  her  niece. 
A  few  mere  travelers.  1  representative  of  the  Pilgrim  Press. 
The    Start — 9    Wellesley    friends    to    see    the    delegation    off. 

Fruit,  flowers  and  silent  Wellesley  cheer. 
Supper — Present:  Misses  Kent1  rick,  Hathaway.  Noyes,  Hast- 
ings and  Scott;  (Perot,  for  one  cracker). 
Reception — Informal,  given  by  Harvard;  8.30.  Present: 
Misses  Hathaway,  Noyes,  Hastings,  Knowles  and  Scott. 
Miss  Stone's  niece;  about  twenty  men.  College  songs,  ice- 
cream   and    coffee. 

.Sunday,   February   25. 
Breakfast — Present:     Misses     Kendrick,     Hathaway,     Scott, 

Perot.  Watkins,  Hastings,  Knowles,  Noyes  and  Sage. 
Service    ii    A.M. — -Hymns.     Talk   by   Miss   Stone   concerning 

her  experiences  with  brigands  in  Macedonia. 
Dinner — Present:   Misses   Kendrick,  Hathaway,    Scott,    Perot, 

Watkins,   Knowles,   Noyes  and  Sage. 
Afternoon — Letter-writing,    reading    and    "resting." 
Supper — Present:   Misses  Kendrick,   Hathaway,   Scott,   Perot, 
Watkins.   Knowles,  Erwin,  Hastings,  Noyes,  Doten,  Sage. 
Evening — Hymns.      Wellesley     Delegation     meeting    in     con- 
necting staterooms.      Present:  all  but    two. 
Monday,   February   26. 
Breakfast — All    present! 

Across  Virginia  and  into  North  Carolina  in  a  day  coach. 
Sights — Corn,    cotton    and     tobacco     fields,    log-cabins,     pick- 
aninnies   and    pigs. 
Dinner — Twenty  minutes  at  wayside  hotel  for:  Two  kinds  of 
meat,  six  kinds  of  vegetables,  pic,  prunes,  cake,  coffee. 
Sleeper  at  nine  o'clock.      (First  experience  for  three  of  the 
delegation.) 

Tuesday,   February   27. 
Sight-seeing   around   Chattanooga. 

A  coach  and  four  from  10  A.M.,  to  6  P.M.  Drive  to  Orchard 
Knob  and  along  Missionary  Ridge  to  Chickamauga  Park, 
following  the  famous  charge  of  the  Union  soldiers. 
Luncheon  at  an  army  canteen  in  Fort  Oglethorpe,  Geor- 
gia. Drive  across  valley  of  the  Chattanooga  to  foot  of 
Lookout  Mountain. 
Ascent  of  Lookout  Mountain.  2,400  feet  above  sea.  "Steep- 
est inclined  railway  in  world."  View  of  mountain  ranges 
in  seven  states.  Scene  of  the  "Battle  among  the  Clouds." 
November,    1863. 

ANNOUNCEMENT. 


The  Professor  of  Zoology  in  the  University  of  Minnesota 
asks  that  the  following  announcement  be  given  publicity  at 
Wellesley: 

The  Minnesota  Seaside  Station  on  the  Straits  of  Fuca,  Van- 
couver Island,  opens  its  doors  for  the  sixth  annual  session, 
July  8,  1906.  Owing  to  the  low  rates  to  the  Pacific  Coast, 
which  will  be  in  force,  this  promises  to  be  an  important  year 
in  the  history  of  the  station.  Those  contemplating  marine 
study  and  research  are  invited  to  write  to  Professor  Conway 
MacMillan,  University  of  Minnesota,  Minneapolis,  for  the 
illustrated  announcement  of  the  Vancouver  Island  Labora- 
tory-Camp. 


R.    F.    EVANS, 

Painter  and  Decorator. 

Hanging:  and  Tinting.    Paper 

HU  /mail  ©rtere  promptly  attent>e&  to. 
p.  o.  box  es. 

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John   A.  Morgan   St.    Co. 

PHARMACISTS, 

Shattuck  Building,  Wellesley,  Mass. 
BUY    THE    BEST 


CHOCOLATES. 

"The  Taste    Tells." 

DENTIST, 

Dr.   Edward  E.   Henry, 

Gaglor's  JGlocft,  TKHelleslee 
Telephone  11-3  Wellesley. 

R.    M.    PORTER, 

Plumbing  and  Heating 

Hardware.  Skates  and  Hock- 
eys, Curtain  Rods  and  Fixtures, 
Cutlery  and  Fancy  Hardware. 
Kitchen  Furnishings  for  the 
Club  Houses. 

F.  A.  Coolidge  &  Co., 

Dealers  in 

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Washington  St.,  Wellesley. 

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COLLEGE     NEWS 


FREE     PRESS. 


I  have  just  read  the  Free  Press  article  in  a  recent  News,  in 
which  one  of  ray  contemporaries  expresses  her  "shame  that 
the  Legenda,  that  absurd  and  useless  publication,  which  re- 
cords, along  with  forced  and  witless  merriment,  the  doings 
of  these  various  organizations  of  frivolity."  was  sent  to  the 
Empress  Dowager.  In  the  first  place  let  me  suggest  that  the 
Chinese  Commission  seems  to  have  been  given  a  very  just 
estimate  and  generous  proof  of  the  nobility  and  seriousness  of 
Wellesley,  and  that  the  glad-heartedness  of  American  girl- 
hood is  as  much  needed  by  our  sisters  of  the  Orient  as  our 
freedom  to  think  and  know.  The  Legenda,  for  this  reason, 
was  an  appropriate  gift  for  the  Empress. 

Further,  it  seems  to  me  the  writer  of  that  article  can  scarcely 
have  seen  the  1906  publication,  which  is  a  brave  effort  to 
make  ancient  history  popular,  and  is  conspicuously  free  from 
time-honored    "frivolity 

And  just  here  let  me  add  my  moral  (without  which  no  one 
of  us  appeals  to  the  Free  Press  editor.)  It  is  right  that  college 
women  should  know  of  the  suffering  in  Russia,  the  horrors  of 
the  Congo,  and  the  diffictilties  of  supporting  a  drunken  hus- 
band and  six  children  at  the  proper  standard  of  living;  but 
let  us  remember  that  undergraduates  are  college  girls  and 
that  as  alumnae  they  can  more  successfully  attempt  to  relieve 
society.-  To  an  old  grad,  riot  quite  in  her  second  childhood, 
the  danger  of  college  life  is  far  more  that  of  being  too  serious 
than  of  being  too  frivolous.  Class  elections,  Barnswallow 
plays,  the  awful  danger  of  influencing  Freshman  opinions, 
become  Goliaths  with  whom  we  must  needs  fight  half  the 
night  (if  a  kind  room-mate  will  sit  up  to  listen  to  the  sword- 
play).  So  here's  my  moral :  Let's  return  to  the  simple  life,  not 
careless  of  the  problems  that  await  us,  but  conscious  that  ma- 
turer  vision  will  make  us  see  our  molehill  mountains  of  seri- 
ousness as  well  as  of  "witless  merriment"  in  truer  proportion. 

II.    B.    W.,    1903. 

II. 

Some  time  ago  there  appeared  in  the  News  a  protest  against 
the  freedom  and  ease  of  our  customs  here  at  College,  among 
others  that  of  going  anywhere  and  everywhere  without  hats. 
We  grant  that  this  may  be  conspicuous,  even  ill-bred,  that 
our  manners  in  public  conveyances  like  trollev  cars  may  be 
reprehensible:  but  we  offer  one  feeble  defence  from  our  own 
embarrasing  experience.  Returning  to  Wellesley  by  trolley 
one  morning,  duly  garbed  in  street  suits  (and  hats),  behaving, 
so  far  as  in  us  lies,  like  ordinary  respectable  citizens,  we  were 
nevertheless  honored  by  a  persistent  and  comprehensive  stare 
from  various  fellow  passengers  that  left  us  no  room  for  doubt 
but  that  we  were  labelled  and  placed  in  our  proper  class,  as 
college  girls.  There  seemed  to  be  nothing  particularly  critic;  1 
in  the  gaze;  we  were  merely  looked  at,  and  that  steadily,  from 
West  Newton  to  the  entrance  by  Pomeroy,  and  signs  of  in- 
creasing distress  were  evident  among  the  gazers  when  we  let 
Fiske  and  even  the  West  Lodge  slip  by.  Of  course,  it  may 
have  been  the  inevitable  suit  cases,  but  those  are  not  peculiar 
to  the  college  species.  Our  own  hypothesis  is  that  we  must 
have  the  "Wellesley  look,"  and  that  that  indefinable  something 
makes  us  interesting  to  those  who  have  it  not.  in  much  the 
same  way,  though  to  a  less  degree,  that  we  were  interesting  to 
the   Chinamen.  y\     c.    S. 

III. 

We  have  all  been  exchanging  various  opinions  lately  about 
various  examinations;  but  about  one  examination  there  has 
been  only  one  opinion  throughout  the  whole  college.  We 
often  say  of  an  examination,  "Yes,  it  certainly  was  hard,  but 
then  it  was  perfectly  fair."  In  this  case,  however,  the  dictum 
—and  it  is  a  rare  one  at  Wellesley  was  "as  hard  as  it  could  be, 
and  perfectly  unfair — worse  even  than  1.-st  year's  Sophomore 
Midyears  in  English."      Since  this  opinion   -'ill  holds  after  the 


excitement  of  Midyears  has  subsided,  the  matter  may  be  worth 
looking  into  further. 

It  is  universally  admitted,  1  think,  that  the  object  of  the 
examination  is  to  test  the  knowledge  of  people  exarrined.  Now, 
capacity  to  do  original  work  in  a  subject,  and  the  knowledge  of 
the  principles  of  that  subject  are  two  very  different  things.  The 
English  II  Midyear  examinations  in  1905  and  1906  demand 
not  only  a  display  of  knowledge,  but  also  the  capacity  to  do 
original  work  in  English.  In  an  elective  course  the  demand  is 
ji  St,  but  in  a  required  one  hardly  fair  In  the  1906  examina- 
tion, out  of  five  questions,  three  demanded  special  ability;  and 
to  answer  them  two  briefs,  one  forensic,  and  a  critical  theme  had 
to  be  written.  That  the  material  for  one  brief  was  supplied  by  the 
department  lessens  the  difficulty  so  little  that  the  advantage  is 
not  worth  considering.  If  the  examination  were  the  only  means 
of  ascertaining  whether  the  class  could  write  a  brief  or  a  foren- 
sic, the  question  would  be  different;  but  the  ability  of  each  girl 
had  been  tested  throughout  the  semester:  and  to  require  people 
to  do  the  hardest  kind  of  work  they  have  under  the  most  trving 
circumstances,  is  both  unfair  and  unreasonable. 

Unreasonable,  because  in  order  to  attain  the  purpose  of  an 
examination,  the  conditions  under  which  that  examination 
are  given  have  to  be  considered  and  the  conditions  are 
incontestably  trying.  There  is,  in  the  first  place,  the  mid- 
year atmosphere  of  anxiety  coupled  with  mental  and  physical 
fatigue.  There  is,  moreover,  the  fact  that  English,  like  music  or 
1  minting,  requires  a  certain  temperament,  and  that  consequently 
anyone  disliking  it,  has  a  much  harder  time  than  anyone  dis- 
liking other  required  subjects.  Therefore,  such  a  student  goes 
into  examinations  considerably  terrified.  These  conditions 
nothing  can  alter  for  the  better,  but  there  is  no  necessity  to 
make  them  worse.  Yet  this  is  done.  Ouestions  that  require 
nothing  but  a  grasp  of  the  principles  taught  during  the  semester 
are  scattered  among  questions  demanding  special  ability  in 
English  and  a  rare  gift  for  quick  thought  in  their  answers.  Con- 
sequently, the  unfortunate  student  is  terrorized  from  the  start, 
and  is  put  to  such  an  abnormal  strain  in  her  frantic  attempt  to 
control  anxiety,  to  think  at  lightning  speed,  and  to  do  a  great 
deal  of  work  for  which  she  has  no  natural  ability,  that  she  can- 
not do  herself  justice  on  the  questions  she  really  does  know, 
and  ought  to  know,  something  about.  Thus  the  examiners 
have  defeated  their  own  end. 

That  there  is  no  necessity  for  such  ordeals  was  proved  by  the 
examination  in  June,  T905.  It  was  extremely  hard,  covering 
the  entire  courses,  but  there  was  no  question  that  every  con- 
scientious student  could  not  have  answered. 

Mary  D.   Maxwell,   '07. 

CROSS   COUNTRY   CLUB. 

Every  Monday,  for  a  few  weeks,  the  Cross  Country  Club 
plans  to  have  at  least  two  girls  at  the  North  Gate  to  meet  any 
other  member  of  the  club  who  may  care  to  go  for  a  long  tramp. 
These  walks  will  not  be  required,  nor  will  it  be  necessary  to 
sign  for  them  in  advance;  it  is  hoped,  however,  that  many  of 
the  club  may  find  it  convenient  to  go.  Anyone  not  caring  to  go 
the  whole  distance  proposed  is  advised  to  bring  a  friend,  not 
necessarily  a  member  of  the  club,  in  order  to  be  independent  of 
the  rest  of  the  party. 

The  first  walk  planned  will  be  to  Pegan  Hill,  starting  from 
the  North  Gate  at  9.30  A.M.,  Monday,  March  12. 

A.   L.   Crawford 

PARLIAMENT   OF    FOOLS. 

I  hate  it,  I  hate  it,  and  who  is  she 

To  chide  me  for  hating  that  Geometry' 

I  look  it  o'er  with  a  new  surprise; 

I  bedew  it  with  tears,  I  embalm  it  with  sighs. 

It  draws  a  thousand  pains  from  my  heart. 

And  it  always  will,  for  we  ne'er  will  part. 

Ah   me! 

Will  we? 


COLLEGE     NEWS 


ALUMN/E   NOTES. 

In  addition  to  notes  concerning  graduates,  the  Alumnae 
Column  will  contain  item^  of  in  ere  t  about  members  of  the  Fac- 
ulty, past  and  present,  and  former  students. 


Association  House,  one  of  the  Chicago  Settlements,  has  three 
Wellesley  graduates  among  its  Directors, — Miss  Ada  M.  Bel- 
field,  1896;  Mrs.  Katharine  Tones  Rew,  1899,  and  Miss  Annie  D. 
McClure,  1902.  The  Association  has  recently  erected  on  its  own 
property  a  large,  well  equipped  house,  which  will  give  it  much 
needed  facilities  for  its  varied  and  important  work. 

Miss  Caroline  J.  Cook.  1884,  is  giving  this  year  at  Simmons 
College  a  half-year  course  on  commercial  law. 

Mrs.  Mable  Wing  Castle,  1887,  is  living  in  Honolulu,  H.I.  Mail 
may  be  sent  to  her  in  care  of  her  sister,  Miss  Florence  A. 
Wine,   7   Hancock  Avenue,   Lexington,  Massachusetts. 

Miss  Annie  Beecher  Scoville,  1885-1887,  gave  an  interesting 
lecture  on  Indian  Handicraft  before  the  Wellesley  Hills  Woman's 
Club,  January  17,  1906. 

A  poem,  "Niagra,"  bv  Miss  Florence  Wilkinson,  1892,  ap- 
pears in  the  Outlook  for  February  24. 

Miss  Florence  A.  Wing,  1892,  is  teaching  French  and  German 
in  the  Hieh  School  of  Putnam,  Connecticut. 

Miss  Marion  Wharton  Anderson,  1894,  is  now  teaching  at 
Walnut  Hill  School,  Natick. 

Miss  Eliza  A.  Bateman,  1894,  is  at  home  this  year  in  Still 
River,  Massachusetts. 

Miss  Stella  M.  Osgood,  1894,  is  principal  of  the  Littleton 
(New  Hampshire)  High  School  and  teaches  Latin,  Greek  and 
history. 

The  address  of  Miss  Beatrice  Stepanek,  1895,  is  94  Morton 
Street,  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Miss  May  E.  Kellogg  and  Miss  Clara  R.  Keene,  1896,  were 
the  guests  of  Miss  Dennison  at  Freeman,  February  23. 

At  the  Cerent  wedding  of  Miss  Amelia  M.  Ely.  1898,  to  Dr. 
Walter  Clarke  Howe,  the  maid  of  honor  was  Miss  Mary  S. 
Goldthwait,  1897.  Among  those  present  were  Miss  Jewett  and 
Miss  Tufts  of  the  Wellesley  Faculty ;' Miss  Mary  Capen.  Miss 
Sarah  Doyle.  Mrs.  Martha  Dalzell  Whiting,  all  members  of  Mrs. 
Howe's  college  class;  Miss  Mary  Dewson,  1897;  Mrs.  Ethel 
Weaver  Adams.  1805  ;  Miss  Grace  Woodbury,  1904. 

Miss  Mabel  Bishop,  1899,  sails  for  Naples  the  last  of  April 
with  a  party  under  the  management  of  Mrs.  Howard  Paine,  1884. 
The  months  of  July  and  August  Miss  Bishop  expects  to  spend 
in  study  in  Germany. 

The  Class  of  1903  hereby  exrre-sses  its  sincere  sorrow  upon 
the  loss  of  one  of  its  members,  Zoe  Russell  Hatch,  and  extends 
its  earnest,  sympathy  to  her  family  and  friends,  in  the  grief 
which  her  death  occasions. 

Signed : 
May  Virginia   Landis,   Vice-President. 
Marv  Beltzhoover  Jenkins,  Secretary. 
Grace  M.  Dean. 

For  the  Class  of  1903. 


Miss  Olive  C.  Ambler,  190 1,  hrs  resigned  her  position  in  the 
Need  ham  High  School  to  accept  an  appointment  as  teacher  of 
English    and  historv  in   the   High   School  at  Gardner,  Mr  ss. 

Miss  Julia  B.  Perk,  1001 .  is  teaching  this  year  in  the  Waltham 
CMrssachu setts")  Hieh  School. 

Miss  Matie  L.  Hardison,  1905,  is  engaged  in  work  for  the 
Census  Bureau,  at  the  State  House.  Bcstcn. 

Miss  Isabel  Stone,  1005,  is  studying  this  year  at  Cornell 
University,  Ithaca,  New  York. 

ENGAGEMENTS. 

Miss  Lelia  S.  Eaton.  1900,  to  Mr.  Henry  S.  Farliegh  of  Passaic, 
New  Jersey. 


And  if  you  flunked  your  math.,  what  then? 
There's  many  a  slip  'twixt  book  and  pen — 
We'll  sell  you  dainties  as  instanter 
As  if  you  had  been  a  Duranter. 

HATCH 


Orientalist    and    Rug    Merchant, 


43  and  45  Summer  St.,   Boston. 


Miss  Maude  Stanton  fessup,  1904,  to  Mr.  Howell  North 
Baker  of  Berkelev.  California. 

Miss  ]\\\ie  M.  Morrow,  1904,  to  Mr.  W.  Harvey  Walker  of 
New  York  Citv. 

MARRIAGES. 

Howe — Ely.  At  St.  Paul's  Church,  Dedham,  Massachusetts, 
February  26,  1906,  Miss  Amelia  M.  Ely,  1898.  to  Dr.  Walter 
C.  Flowe,  Amherst,  1894. 

BIRTHS. 

December,  T905.  a  daughter  to  Mrs.  Annie  Vinal  Dunn,  1894. 

MISS  CHANLERS   VISIT. 


Wellesley  is  to  have  an  unusual  opportunity  on  March  10th. 
Miss  Chanier,  President  of  the  Woman's  Municipal  League  of 
New  York  Citv,  will  be  here  and  will  speak  at  3.20  in  College 
Hall  Chapel. 

Miss  Chanier  represents  the  true  American  woman  who  is 
keenly  alive  to  present  conditions,  and  is  giving  her  best  talents 
in  service  to  her  city  and ,  through  her  city,  to  her  country.  The 
League  of  which  she  is  President  has  become  a  forceful  element 
in  New  York  politics.  In  all  municipal  affairs  its  opinion  carries 
great  weight.  It  was  due  in  great  part  to  its  efforts,  that  Mr. 
Jerome  was  re-elected  last  fall. 

Miss  Chanier  is  also  closelv  connected  with  the  Red  Cross 
Society  and  visited  Cuba,  Porto  Rico  andg  the?  Philippines 
during  the  late  war. 

Miss  Chanier  is  especially  anxious  to  talk  to  us  here  at  Welles- 
ley, for  her  great  desire  is  to  interest  college  girls  in  civic  life  and 
show  them  how  much  their  interest  and  efforts  may  do  to  im- 
prove it.  S.     E.     E. 

THEATRE    NOTES. 


Tremont — Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  in  "Adrea." 
Holms — Eleanor  Robson  in  "Merely  M?ry  Ann. 
Colonial — Richard  Mansfield  in  Repertoire. 
Park — Mav  Irwin  inV'Mrs.  Black  is  Back.' 


E.    T.    SLATTERY    CO. 


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